Device for setting up corner beads



May 18 1926.

RE. H. JONES DEVICE FOR SETTING UP CORNER BEADS Filed August 20, 1924 7INVENTOR. fawn 0 hf Jon 5 WMN ilk W ATTORNEYS.

Patented May 18, 1926.

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EDIIEUND H. JONES,'OE MIL'WAUKEE, VI ISCONSIN, ASSIG-NOR TO MILWAUKEECOR- BUGATING COMPANY, OF GBEENFIELID, WISCONSIN, A CORPORATION OF WIS-CONSIN.

DEVICE FOR SETTING UP CORNER BEADS.

Application filed August 20, 1924. Serial No. 733,034.

This invention relates to improvements in devices for setting up cornerbeads such as are used for protecting the sharp edges or corners ofwalls.

An object of the invention is to provide an improved device for settingup corner beads which may be readily applied to a corner bead andmanipulated to set up the bead in a vertical or horizontal plane.

Another object is to provide an improved method of setting up cornerbeads.

Other objects and advantages will hereinafter appear.

For the purpose of illustrating the invention, an embodiment thereof isshown in the drawings,-in which Figure 1 is aside elevation, showing thedevice applied to a corner bead and positioned to place the bead in avertical plane;

Fig. 2 is a section on line 9r2 of Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is a section on line 3-3 of Fig. 1, showing the device inposition to be applied to a corner bead;

Fig. 4 is a plan view, showing the device applied to a corner bead andpositioned to place the bead in a horizontal plane; and

Fig. 5 is a plan view of Fig. 1, showing the manner in which the deviceis secured to the corner head.

The device comprises, in general, a member 1 having any'suitable means 2arranged along one edge thereof for engagement with the corner bead 3.The means 2 may comprise a pair of L-shaped strips 4 fitted overopposite corners of member 1 at one edge thereof, as shown in Fig. 3,the ends 5 of the strips being resilient and bent backwardly to providea substantially V- shaped clip adapted to snap over the head 7 of thecorner head as shown in Fig. 5, to hold the device and the bead securelytogether. The strips 4 are secured to memher 1 in any suitable way, suchas by screws 8( Member 1 is provided with an opening 9 across which aspirit gauge 10 is supported and arranged at right angles to the edge 11of member 1. The edge 11 of member 1 is placed in a vertical plane byposition the member so that gauge 10 lies in a horizontal plane, asindicated by the bubble 12.

In setting up a corner bead, the device is placed against the bead, asshown in Fig. 3, and pressed firmly upon the bead so that clips 6 formedby the resilient ends 5 of strips 4 snap over head 7 of the bead, asshown in Fig. 5. The bead and the device are thereby securelyheld'together, with head 7 of the bead held tightly against edge 11.

The bead 1s then fitted to the corner of the wall and the deviceadjusted so that gauge 1O lies in a horizontal plane, as indicated bythe position of bubble 12. Plaster or other material 20 is then appliedin suitable quantity at the edges of the bead to hold both in theposition shown in Figs. 1 and 5. l Vhen the plaster or material 20 hasset, the device is pulled from the bead, and plaster or other materialapplied in the usual manner to finish the job, as indicated by dottedlines in Fig. 5.

Gauge 10 maybe secured in position across opening 9 by inserting thegauge into a suitable opening in member 1 at right angles to edge 11 andclosing the end of the opening by any suitable means such as putty 18,to hold the gauge in position.

A second gauge 14 is supported across a suitable opening 15 in member 1and arranged in a plane parallel to the faces 16 of the member. The ends5 of strips 4 are arranged in alignment parallel to faces 16 ofmember 1. so that when the member is positioned to place gauge 14 in ahorizontal plane the clips 6 formed by ends 5 will be in alignment in ahorizontal plane.

Gauge 14 may be secured across opening 15 by inserting the gauge intosuitable recesses at the edge of the opening and applying any suitablemeans such as putty 17 and strips 18 across the recesses to hold thegauge in proper position. The strips 18 may be secured to member 1 byany suitable means such as screws 19.

In setting up a corner bead 3 to lie in a horizontal plane, as shown inFig. 4, the device is secured to the bead as explained above, andpositioned so that gauge 14 lies in a horizontal plane. Plaster or othermaterial is then applied as explained above in connection with Figs. 1and 5.

Although the invention has been described and shown as particularlyadapted to the setting up of corner beads, it is not limited to suchuse, but may be used for a variety of different purposes.

Various changes of structure and arrangement or" the parts may beadopted without departing from the spirit of the invention or the scopeof the claims.

The invention claimed is:

1. A device of the character compr i member having a edge, coin ementaryholding elen cured tOSZllCllllQllllJCl against relatir movement withrespect thereto and overhanging said edge, the adjacent ends of saielements being so spaced as to norma ly prevent free passage of the headportion of acorner head between the same, said ends being relativelyresilimt to permit the same to be spread outwardly away from each otherby said head portion upon the application of pressure t nding to moresaid member and bead together whereby said ends are caused to receiveand snap over said head portion into interlocking relation therewith.

2'. In adevice of he character des :"ibed, the combination with a memberhating a straight edge, of strips fixed to opposite sides of said memberand having their outer free ends extending beyond said edge and spacednormally prevent free passsage of the head per-.ion of a corner beatbetween the sane, said ends being resilient to permitsaid ends to bspread outwardly and away from each other by said head portion uponforceful application of said head to said member and to cause said endsto snap over said head portion mto interlocking relation therewith.

3. In a device for setting up corner beads 1n combination, a member. anrs of L-shaped strips arranged at intervals along one edge of saidmember, the strips of each said pairs being fitted over opposite cornersof said edge, the ends of said strips being resilient and bent toprovide clips for holding the device to a corner beachanda gauge carriedby said mem her and adapted and arranged to indicate the position ofsaid member to place a corner head in proper position when said clipsare inoperative engagement with the lead.

The method of setting up a corner bead of the class describedconsisting, in securing a member to said head, placing said member andsaid head in proper position at the corner of a wall, applying plasteror other material in sutlicient quantity to hold said head and said mem-'ber to the corner, allowing said plaster or other material to set, andthen removing said member from said head.

5. The method of setting up a corner head of the classdescribedconsisting in securing a leveling device to said head, placing saiddericeand said head in proper position at the corner of a wall.applying:

(er orother material in sutiicient quancity to hold said bead and saiddevice to the corner, allowingsaid plaster or other material to set, andthen removing said device from said bead.

In witness whereof I hereto a signature.

EDMUND H. JONES.

